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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is unable to look David in the eye in Chapter 39?
(a) Donny.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Meg.
(d) Denise.

2. What does David learn that Ruth is preoccupied with?
(a) Her depression.
(b) Her job.
(c) Her illness.
(d) Her boyfriend.

3. What is Meg told she must do before she is allowed free of her capture?
(a) Bite herself.
(b) Yell at David.
(c) Tell a secret.
(d) Bite Ruth.

4. Where does David leave money for Meg?
(a) The mailbox.
(b) Meg's room.
(c) The brook.
(d) The basement.

5. Who does David believe to be separate from him and "the others"?
(a) Susan.
(b) Cheryl.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Meg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who hits Meg on the head with a book?

2. When David goes to the brook in Chapter 39, what does he learn about Meg?

3. Who is knocked from their chair in Chapter 39 when they begin to cry?

4. Who does Donny convince Ruth to let in the house?

5. When Ruth is preoccupied, what is the kids treatment toward Meg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Ruth tells Meg that Susan will have to clean up the tea that is spilled?

2. Discuss David's visit with Susan while Meg is being tortured in Chapter 34?

3. When David arrives at the Chandler's in Chapter 25, what does he find?

4. How does David try and help Meg escape?

5. Discuss the plan that David and Susan concoct in order to escape the Chandler basement.

6. Discuss the atmosphere at the Chandler house in Chapter 37.

7. What causes David to realize he is among savages?

8. Who has nightmares about Meg and what do they do about them?

9. Who arrives at the Chandler home in Chapter 37 and what is the result of the visit?

10. Discuss the things that each character does to Meg while she is captured in the basement at the Chandler house.

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